The Meeker herald., 1887-09-03

lly morning, Mr.. =. >. o!Ntu made Tie
declaration that he would not retain a
man In his outfit that would not shoot
I'M indian on sight. when found this
side of the Utah line. Several other
gentlemen declared themseiyes IA II like
manner. This seems to he the general
sentiment among Janch and stockmen.
Lieutenant Folsom wns one Of the
seven who made the charge through the
Ute camp. Tom Walker was another
and had his horse shot. a he wa. look
ing about for another one he came
across Folsom lying os the ground. lie
went back to his saddle and gol h!soycr.
coat to place under ths Wounded mans
head. Bullets were hying around them
quite thick nnd Folsom sad "Yon Will
get shot trying to save NC. Run FOR the
bushes. but don't let e'em sealp me-"
The Utes rrc alretdy inding fault
with the manner In whicli tie late cam.
ps,sa w s91aes!s2 -,,. ,,..,.. -, =,
smart; put soldier 6o,hes on cowboy
heap fool EN- Tie" Tie uIes expected
the Colorado poops TO stand mp and he
shot ut the tane M regulars. In this
they were disappointed ss the Colorado
boys preferred fighting HE Indians after
their own fashion, namely, getting be-
hind rocl and other natural deienses.
There mas been several conflicting re-
ports ccaccrning tho lumber o! killed
in the recent action hIwccn the State
and Sieiin Is forces on one side and the
Indians on the other. The Agency
peo,ie claim that there WAS seven or
eight Indians wounded but none killed.
Mnlor Leslie, In his report 10 General
Re ,rdnn, says there were eight Indians
Killed beyond any douhi, and In confer
encc with the ut.s under lag Of truce
tley asserted that six Of the wounde,!
would hardly recover.
Howard Miller proved 10 be the man
we wanted when II came 10 cross
examining Agent Byrncs. Mr.. Byrn"s
aud his interpreter Judging from the
way In which ihey started inl must have
came up hero with the intention oi do
Ing u little bulldoxIns on b,hal: Of Colo
row. but In Mr.. Miller the whites had
champion who WIS tao well posted oi
Agency affairs 10 allow all OF Mr
Byrnrs statements TO ~ uncon'raiic,'
ci. Some of these statements were "a
nc,oriousiy f.,iso that those that did
bear evidence Of truth ON the incc ni
them lid not carry the weight ihey
should have.
Jack Ward" said rarson uzscll oi
Denver. WAS one OF the best men
ever knew. lie was formerly what Is
called u tough character in the West,
being at ali times ready with his pop Ia
assusa- aiauslsA = " 3. y. ~. u.s4s c-.n,s
of his ways. lie WAS converted undc
my preaching several years ago. and
know that for long while h- lived "a,
upright. honorable siiir. There wa
never anything criminal about Jack
lie lind an excess Of animal spiIi, whioi
had Ia show itself. was sorry Ia learn
cf poor Jacks death, for he WAS one %
nature hobctn"n.
Captain ". r. D-ndy aud company
rcturn.d d from ltangcl, Yesterday after
noon. When tho war cloud lupk.i
hlrck.st Mr.. Dcndy aud number oI
his ncieht-,rs Responded 10 the call oI
General .cardon for volunteers. fo!
lowing Is the list of Coal creek ant
Upper White river men who JONES
Dcndy's command: ". L. DcnJy. I.
a. !ligh;on. ID. ID. Merritt, George "
Dibcr,. wcs Tomiinson. julie Mott
Charley Grymcs. Jim l!urch. iIcny
Grey. Jack Younkrrs. \ iiornbck. jim
Lyons. Dan Armstrong. Otto lioliingci
aud others whose nanps We could mol
learn. Tie, werc men who cuuli b,
relied ufon. as backbone or grit wa.
not lacking In u single unr Of them.
Otto Moass. who wa. one ol commits
sioncss appointed Ia Is" tu remove the
Ctcs from Colorado. SAYS Colofow and
his bucks signed the treaty cediug th.ii
mcnt and agreeing Ia ~ and reside on
the Cintah reservation tn Utah. TIL,
treaty was signei n. the Uncumpaghrc
agency. Mr.. Mcars hclpei TO remove
the uncompaGlrc tits. but the White
River Utcs. lie says. were never rc.
moved. Herein laws Tie foundation oi
all the uoubis that has sprung ~
between tis settlers sii Indians IN
this sec,ion during thspa.i six ycars.
The Government pure aised the land
from the ulGs. threw II open eo settle.
mcnt. bu, oveti1Us,s -unc Important
factor in the trans t,ion-that of re-
moving Colorow' bad.
Eugene TAYLOR. vho has lived "a long
In this county rs Ilr "oldc,t inhabi'
,ant' or anybody ,se. knows Indian
character and dispo lion rs well rs amy
one. does not crc,li. the Indians with
any good intentions In not making q
light In the upper country. Mr.. Taylor
SAYS he il satisfied Colorow's followers
were short on ammunition and their oh
ject In moving toward the reservation
was 10 bc nearer base of supplies and
close to the line In cas-. of defeat. Mr
How ard Miller confirms this theory and
states that there is nogrouni in Gar
iicld county better adapted To Indiai
warfare than the plice where Colorow
did make fight. and as above stated
II had the advantage OF being close t'
the line Of the reservation, where Colo